Chapter 663 Pressure

What does Augustus really mean, power or obligation?

I am afraid that we must choose one of these two. Excessive use of power without fulfilling obligations will lead to dictatorship, while excessive fulfillment of obligations without respecting power will lead to loss of authority. Rights and obligations coexist.

Of course, any Augustus would be happy to overuse his power a little. After all, when you reach the pinnacle, everyone would have the idea of ​​doing whatever they want.

Luca is like this. He appears to be calm and composed, but he acts like a hooligan with such a calm attitude. He is quite stubborn, so stubborn that no one can persuade or even threaten him.

"You are really reckless!" Li Jinia glared at Luga, her tone of annoyance mixed with more anger. She glared at Luga, thinking that she was outnumbered and weak, and was no longer the little soldier in front of her who seemed to be under her control.

Li Jinia had to pessimistically admit that she was helpless against the monster she had created with her own hands. She sighed softly, realizing that continuing to be so tough would not end well. After all, she was too weak at the moment.

"I must calm down and then think carefully about your conditions, Caesar." Liginiya pronounced the name Caesar very heavily.

Seeing that Luca just smiled and nodded at her, he placed his right hand on the marble table and tapped the stone with his five fingers, looking disapproving. Likinia finally couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes, turned around and left.

Only then did Luca gradually restrain his smile, replaced by a solemn expression. His right hand was still tapping the table, but the frequency was getting faster and faster.

The knocking speed became faster and faster, and finally reached a critical point.

“Bang!”

Luga raised his hand and slapped it hard on the table, making a dull sound, as if he had exerted considerable effort.

Such a sudden situation frightened the maid not far away so much that her shoulders trembled and she couldn't help but let out a sigh.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Luga's face, but this expression was replaced by helplessness, followed by a long sigh.

At this time, footsteps were heard from the corridor opposite. The guards opened the wooden door and saw a familiar figure appear outside the door. Luga raised his head and saw the familiar figure outside the door.

"Is that you, John?"

When he saw John Antiochus, Luca's frown finally relaxed. He gave John a friendly smile and waved at him.

John Antiochus was not as able to laugh as Luca. He frowned and bowed slightly to Luca. Only after Luca nodded in agreement did he sit opposite Luca.

"It seems that you must have something important to say. Tell me, John. I haven't been back to handle government affairs for a whole year. The damn war has distracted me from thinking about anything else but how to win and finally defeat Attila. It was not until long after the battle that I remembered my duties as Augustus that I should fulfill." When Luca said this, every word he said seemed to be encouraging himself. He sat up straight, looking at the thick parchment scroll in John's hand with a serious look. "Tell me, John, let me see what you brought today?"

"It's just a few imperial edicts, Caesar." John Antiochus replied without hesitation: "Lord Demisius still hopes that Caesar can have a good rest for a few days. Let me bring these imperial edicts to you, Caesar."

"Oh, thank you, my God, you are so thoughtful. It's great to have you here to handle internal affairs, so great!" Luca couldn't help but praise. He took the imperial edict handed over by John and flipped through it casually. It was filled with Demisiu's answers to the doubts of his subjects with a feather pen. It was not difficult to see that he was very attentive, and the rhetoric and grammar he used were first-class, which made Luca secretly admire him in his heart. "As expected of the Minister of the Interior, he has superb skills in handling such matters."

"Yes, Caesar, yes." John Antiochus responded with an embarrassed look on his face, as if he wanted to say something but was afraid of something going wrong and dared not say it out loud.

Luca could clearly see John Antiochus's embarrassed expression. He put away the parchment scroll in his hand and looked at John Antiochus with a puzzled look. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong with you, John? It seems that you have something else to tell me."

"I don't know whether I should talk about this." John scratched his head and continued, "Caesar, I don't know what conflict you had with Lady Liginia. Yes, yes, this is not something I should care about."

John explained again and again, but Luca still looked at him with disapproval, which did not seem to offend Augustus' noble dignity.

"I just saw her crying as she walked out of the corridor. Yes, she passed me by, sobbing and whispering that she was going to the Senate or something."

"Then let her be." Luca snorted coldly, "This spoiled woman always needs some lessons to understand some truths. Otherwise, she is too indulgent in her temper and doesn't know how to restrain herself. This is not the style of a member of the Flavius ​​family!"

"After all, when His Majesty Theodosius was alive, he was extremely fond of her."

"But now she must learn to accept the changes that come with the changes in front of her and let herself change with them!"

"Caesar." Seeing Luca's angry look, John Antiochus seemed frightened and stared at Luca with wide eyes. The Luca in front of him was too unfamiliar to him. He had lost his usual amiability and now became stern and a little stubborn.

"She must act according to my will. I don't care who her father is!" Luca said angrily. He picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in it. The feeling of the wine going down his throat finally eased his impulsive temper a lot.

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"Let's stop here today, John. Let me get familiar with the work I have given up for a whole year. Yes, I need to work, and I need to fulfill the responsibilities of an Augustus." Luca ordered John to leave. John didn't know what to say. He could only salute Luca and then retreat step by step towards the door.

Luca held the heavy parchment scroll in his hands. He tried to persuade himself that he should fulfill his role as an Augustus, but he always felt uncomfortable in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He began to be unable to read the dense text and the language described by the gorgeous rhetoric in front of him.

He began to fidget and stood up suddenly. The maids beside him lowered their heads and dared not look at him. He glanced at the maids around him and said nothing, but simply ordered, "Take the wine jug and other things away."

Having said this, he hurried out of the garden.

First, he went to see Tenaia and Maximus. They were arranged to live in a large house in the side palace. Maximus was so curious about everything here. He took his mother Tenaia around, and the soldiers arranged by Andrew were guarding them all the time.

Luga looked at him from afar, and after knowing that he was somewhat relieved, he trotted all the way to the gate of the palace. The journey was not short, and he was out of breath.

"Caesar? Where are you going?" The captain of the guards at the gate looked at Luca in confusion.

"Theodori's Tomb!" Luca said bluntly.

(End of this chapter)